The course of the seasons was also symbolically described as the dance of the Horae, and they were accordingly given the attributes of spring flowers, fragrance and graceful freshness.
« They bring and bestow ripeness, they come and go in accordance with the firm law of the periodicities of nature and of life », Karl Kerenyi observed: « Hora means ‘the correct moment’. » Traditionally, they guarded the gates of Olympus, promoted the fertility of the earth, and rallied the stars and constellations. They were originally the personifications of nature in its different seasonal aspects, but in later times they were regarded as goddesses of order in general and natural justice. 370 BC) which stood on the agora in Athens., The Dictionary of Classical Mythology, The Hora of Spring, The word "Horae" comes from the Proto-Indo-European stem *Hioh1-r-"year, Wiley-Blackwell, William.Ī detail of Horae Serenae by Edward Poynter (1894) 217 Smith, London (1873). "Horae", louvre, Louvre Museum, musee du louvre, Pierre, pronounced , Roman copy after a Greek votive statue by Kephisodotos (ca. Tagué : "Seasons") were the goddesses of the seasons and the natural portions of time., 1996, 1st century) In Greek mythology the Horae (/ˈhɔːriː/) or Horai(/ˈhɔːraɪ/) or Hours(Greek: Ὧραι, art, Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, Dionysus leading the Horae (Neo-AtticRoman relief, Eirene (Peace) bearing Plutus (Wealth), giacobbe giusti, giacobbegiusti, Greek mythology, Grimal, Horae, Hōrai, ISBN 978-2-1. "Horae" p. 217 Smith, William, Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London, Senza categoria, The Hora of Spring. 370 BC) which stood on the agora in Athens., Giacobbe Giusti, Horae, greek mitology, Grimal, Pierre, The Dictionary of Classical Mythology, Wiley-Blackwell, 1996, ISBN 978-2-1. "Horae" p. Publié dans: Dionysus leading the Horae (Neo-AtticRoman relief, 1st century) In Greek mythology the Horae (/ˈhɔːriː/) or Horai(/ˈhɔːraɪ/) or Hours(Greek: Ὧραι, Hōrai, pronounced [hɔ̂ːra, Eirene (Peace) bearing Plutus (Wealth), Roman copy after a Greek votive statue by Kephisodotos (ca.
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